CFAs: Creative New Zealand Artist Fellowship Program

Aim

• The aims for this fellowship are:
  • to offer an opportunity specifically for a Deaf or disabled artist, turi Māori or tāngata whaikaha Māori artist, or an artist who has a disability or impairment, or lived experience of mental distress
  • to support an artist to explore, create, and develop fresh ideas and approaches in their creative practice through a specific project
  • to support the growth of an artist, their career, creativity and professional development
  • to discover and connect with Deaf or disabled artists and share their arts practice.

Focus Areas

• It is open to artists exploring art forms that include but are not limited to:
  • dance
  • film
  • creative writing
  • music
  • theatre
  • ngā toi Māori
  • Pacific arts
  • visual arts
  • ceramics and sculpture.

Funding Information

• The recipient of the fellowship receives $10,000.
• An additional $5000 can be provided to support access costs required by you to create, produce and share your work. This could be for NZ Sign Language interpretation, support workers or accessible travel options.

Eligible Activities

• It can be used for:
  • salaries and fees
  • materials
  • reasonable travel required for the project.

Ineligible Activities

• The fellowship money cannot be used for:
  • any academic course of study
  • any competition or fundraising
  • previous expenses.

Eligibility Criteria

• You must be:
  • a practicing artist. You can be self-taught or formally trained
  • an artist who:
    • is Deaf or disabled
    • is turi Māori
    • is tāngata whaikaha Māori
    • has an impairment
    • has lived experience of mental distress
  • at least 18 years of age
  • a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.

Ineligibility Criteria

• You cannot have been a previous recipient of an Art Access Aotearoa Fellowship.

Assessment Criteria

• The panel will consider the following information from your application when making their decision:
  • The project: What is your idea?
  • Creative practice: What is your arts practice and what evidence have you included?
  • Process: How will you complete the project?
  • Opportunities: How will the fellowship support you to grow as an artist?

Application Requirements

• As part of your application, you will need to include:
  • an application form
  • a budget showing how the $10,000 will be spent. You do not need to show how you would use the $5000 access top-up
  • a timeline
  • CV of 1-2 pages describing your skills and experience
  • examples of your work. No more than 3 examples
  • up to of two letters of support. These need to be recent, specific to the application, and include the writer’s contact details.

For more information, visit Arts Access Aotearoa.